San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-05-19

| he had got the ISL ne Wuulu PiooooiJ A"'S
."sung small" himself as an anti.
The Cresset anticipates for the meeting
next Saturday ''the same dignifed deport-
ment that has characterized all the gather:
ines of the nti-prohibitionists. "C)
| II is worthy of remark that not until
Squire Cock had failed to give it the tax list
for publication did the Cresset discover the
illegality of his holding his present different
positions. A truly public spirited Journal
Now everybody knows Sheriff Cock did o
palpable wrong in giving the publication OF
the DELINQUENT tax list to the FREE Press
after the commissioners court had awarded
the county printing to the Cresset.
So says the Cresset land thereby condemns
Sheriff Barber for giving it the tax list last
wear. while we had the county printing
We never blamed him for anything but not
giving it to the paper having the largest
circulation.
To THE KYLE TIMES, ETo. While we have
done q good deal of editorial sharp-shooting
in our time in tournaments with our brethren
of the quill, and are free to confess that we
have been perhaps too much inclined that
way, we can say of o truth that we have
carried no personal malice into any of them.
If we have failed to ''hold our own III any
of these contests, we have never sought to
'get even" by making malignant and base
less insinuations against the private chara-
cter of an antagonist, We invoke for all
better temper and more Christian spirit.
Au reu0irI
The ''cruel lashings" Of Squire Cock by
the FREE PRESS at any time, spoken of. by
the Cresset. are purely imaginary. He
and we never differed but once, and that
merely on question of public policy, and
that difference never disturbed our friendly
personal relations. But how is it with the
man of the Cresset? What shall be said or
thought of a young dudish editor, coming
among us as it were only yesterday, and as
suning TO stigmatize as he has done an old
and honored citizen of Texas who was do
ing good service long before said editor was
born? We ask our old time settlers, what
do You think of 1t, and how do you like itP
The annual examination in the San Mar
cos City Public School will begin Monday,
May 20.
Monday morning.-Latin and geometry
in A grade.
Tuesday morning, May 24.-Physical
geography and rhetoric in b grade, dicta-
ton exercises in reading and spelling In ID
and E grades.
Wednesday morning, May 25.-Algebra
and arithmetic in A and b grades, geogra-
ply and English grammar in ID and Z
grades.
Thursday, May 26.-History, geography
and dictation exercises in reading and spell
ing in @ grade; arithmetic and history in
and E grades; reading. numbers, object
lessons, and dictation exercises in the Phi
mary grades.
Friday, 27.-English grammar and rhet-
ORIG in A and B grades; select readings,
composition, declamations and oral reviews.
The public is respectfully invited
The peculiar purifying and building up
powers of Hoods Sarsaparilla make IL the
very best medicine to take at this season.
New arrival of millinery goods at J. S.
Killians.
Prohibition may prohibit but you can't
prohibit ms from selling you good corset
for % cts, Daley 4 Bro.
New Invoice of Mems and Boys Straw
hats at ]. S. Killians.
Prohibition may prohibit the sale OF
vhiskeys but no one can prohibit rs from
selling dress goods fancy goods other goods
cheaper than the cheapest. DALEY a Bro
Hats for the millions Mixers and miners
At ]. s. Killia1s.
Prohibition VII prohibit but that VII not
prohibit rs from selling you best OIL ooh
at 3 cts. DALEY 4 Bro.
Yo1 can f1d Ezyfhing you wEut N DRY
goods clothing etc. Ct J. s. KiIllans-
TIE ia1iss sbouid bssr i N rlind thst J.
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